Bangladesh Monitor Awards Best Airlines in Bangladesh

[Lankan Ranger]

Bangladesh Monitor Awards Best Airlines in Bangladesh

Emirates has been awarded as the best airline, Singapore Airlines the best cargo carrier, Regent Airways the best domestic airline.

The frequent fliers opinion poll was conducted by travel trade publication The Bangladesh Monitor and sponsored by Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL).

The airlines received Monitor Airline of the Year 2011 awards at a ceremony held at The Westin Dhaka yesterday.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Faruk Khan presented the awards.

Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of EBL, Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor, and Azeem Shah, general manger of The Westin Dhaka and chairman of the jury committee, were also present.

Emirates also won the awards as Best Long-haul Airline, one of the Most Trusted Airlines and for Best In-flight Entertainment.

Singapore Airlines was also awarded in Best Economy Class and Most Trusted Airline categories.

The Best Budget Carrier Award went to Mihin Lanka of Sri Lanka.

Thai Airways was voted as the best Short-haul Airline and for Most Favourite Frequent Flyer programme.

Best Business Class award went to Qatar Airways, and Best in-flight Meal in Business class award to Malaysia Airlines.

Turkish Airline was awarded for Best In-flight Meal and Economy Class and as one of the Most Trusted Airlines.

Etihd Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines were voted as Most Trusted Airlines.

Dubai was voted as the Most Popular Destination by the Bangladeshi travelers, while Kuala Lumpur and Paris become second and third respectively.

DHL Express received highest votes in the Best Air Express Company Category, while Fedex and TNT Express were second and third in choice among the Bangladeshis.

The Bangladesh Monitor introduced “Airline of the Year” awards in 2007 to judge their service standards and to recognise the airlines for their products and services and to create a healthy competition among them.

EBL, which has been supporting the award since its inception, is the title sponsor of the awards this year. The Westin Dhaka was the hospitality partner.

Almost 2,500 frequent fliers expressed their views on their favourite airlines during the period under review. Most the views were expressed online while an independent group of pollsters collected the opinion of other corporate travelers.

A neutral jury board composed of professionals from different sections of the corporate world perused the data and passed their judgments.

This year the airlines were honored in 15 categories including two new categories -- most trusted airline and best destination.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=220274

 

[Lankan Ranger]

The Best Budget Carrier Award went to Mihin Lanka of Sri Lanka

 

[scholseys]

I always use Etihad to go to Bangladesh, their business class is one of the best with hot air hostesses.

 

[Tridibans]

I always use Etihad to go to Bangladesh, their business class is one of the best with hot air hostesses.

I have heard Biman's new 777-300ERs have nice interiors!!
BTW bro u take Etihad from Toronto-Pearson I guess, so why not EK(Emirates) ?

 

[scholseys]

I have heard Biman's new 777-300ERs have nice interiors!!
BTW bro u take Etihad from Toronto-Pearson I guess, so why not EK(Emirates) ?

i like etihad better, it has new jets and the space is better than emirates.

 

[Avisheik]

Damn, biman didnt win in its own home

 

[Tridibans]

i like etihad better, it has new jets and the space is better than emirates.

I think I understand what you like about Etihad Last time flew with them to Germany and the F/A were smoking hot

 

[scholseys]

Damn, biman didnt win in its own home

i like biman though, if biman had an in flight entertainment i would take biman as i travel a lot of places.....the best part of biman is you can call the air hostesses in bangla like "aidika ashen"...i have flown in biman twice in my life and both of the time i was sit in the cockpit, some how my father arranged it lol.

 

[Tridibans]

Damn, biman didnt win in its own home

Anyway all these awards are marketing gimmicks and nothing else. Infact agencies like Skytrax are believed to be biased by airline industry insiders.

 

[scholseys]

I think I understand what you like about Etihad Last time flew with them to Germany and the F/A were smoking hot

lol bro i travel business class when i travel from toronto to bangladesh, business class is cheaper with more space and better service, thats how i feel. and the emirates charge way more with sub etihad service. I never take air canada......old stewards and no modern in flight entertainment

 

[Tridibans]

i like biman though, if biman had an in flight entertainment i would take biman as i travel a lot of places.....the best part of biman is you can call the air hostesses in bangla like "aidika ashen"...i have flown in biman twice in my life and both of the time i was sit in the cockpit, some how my father arranged it lol.

Like most of the government owned airlines of S.Asia, Biman is mismanaged from top to bottom. Thank god that you had a boom of private airlines a few years back like GMG, United Bangla etc,. Otherwise Biman would have been content with flying crappy old DC-10s all life long!

 

[scholseys]

Like most of the government owned airlines of S.Asia, Biman is mismanaged from top to bottom. Thank god that you had a boom of private airlines a few years back like GMG, United Bangla etc,. Otherwise Biman would have been content with flying crappy old DC-10s all life long!

I hold a lot of shares of GMG Airlines

 

[integra]

Congrats Zabanya, well unless he resigned Regent Airways.

 

[Tridibans]

lol bro i travel business class when i travel from toronto to bangladesh, business class is cheaper with more space and better service, thats how i feel. and the emirates charge way more with sub etihad service. I never take air canada......old stewards and no modern in flight entertainment

But I dont thing there would be good connection to Bangladesh if you fly Air canada. You will have to change over to Biman at London or fly Air Canada to Europe and then a gulf carrier from Europe to Bangladesh. Air Canada doesn't fly to Bangladesh or middleeast and none of the European carriers serve Bnagladesh.

---------- Post added at 08:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------

I know one of the sales staff of GMG based in Kolkata and he said GMG has huge plans for future growth.

 

[scholseys]

But I dont thing there would be good connection to Bangladesh if you fly Air canada. You will have to change over to Biman at London or fly Air Canada to Europe and then a gulf carrier from Europe to Bangladesh. Air Canada doesn't fly to Bangladesh or middleeast and none of the European carriers serve Bnagladesh.

---------- Post added at 08:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------


I know one of the sales staff of GMG based in Kolkata and he said GMG has huge plans for future growth.

i travel a lot, not just to dhaka.